North Carolina Legislature Elects Leaders and Officers
The North Carolina Legislature opened with officers elected for the coming session. Senate President Pro Tempore J A Brown and Chief Clerk A J Maxwell lead the body, with T J Murphy and others filling clerical roles. A House leadership lineup includes Speaker Samuel L Gattie and F D Hackett, with other clerks and door keepers named. The piece also laments rising personal crisis reports and links infidelity to moral decline, urging reflection on faith and future.
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North Carolina
Sermion
Senate Caucus
J. A. Brown
Columbus
A.J. Maxwell
Rockingham
Reading
T. J. Murphy
Gilford
David A. Batts
Wilson
D. P. Goode
Burke
D. P. Shell
Harnett
M. L. Shipman
Henderson
Dem
John 8. Henderson
Rows
The Spirit of Charity Spreads Across The World
An editorial observes a historic surge in charitable giving with the wealthy loosening their purse strings. It notes millions donated over the past year to promote peace and aid the less fortunate, arguing true charity is love and urging continued generosity.
Jury List Drawn for March Term of Watauga Superior Court
The fiat of jurors for the March term of Watauga Superior Court lists names for the first and second weeks. Notables include John Stone, J. W. Trivett, A. Roten, J. J. Glenn, W. Minton, and J. Hodges, among others, with jurors spread over two weeks.
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Watauga Superior
John Stone
L V. Gwaltney
J. W. Trivett
Willett
Miller
Thos. L. Day
J. L. Wellborn
J. L. Thomas
J. E. Isaacs
W. W. Gragg
J. W. Horton
A. W. Jenkins
L. H. Trivett
Nelson Green
Duke Glenn
C. F. Fox
Ervin Green
J. L. Carlton
M. L Norrin
Confederate Camp Proposed for Louisiana Purchase Centenary
A letter from Col W P Thompson proposes forming a Confederate Veterans Camp for the Louisiana Purchase Centenary at the 1904 St Louis Exposition. He seeks representation from every state in infantry artillery and cavalry with authentic uniform and accoutrements. The St Louis Republic praised the plan and noted a Grand Army encampment would also occupy space on the Exposition grounds. Col Thompson, a Missourian, shows strong enthusiasm alongside Col Julian.
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W. P. Thompson
St. Louis
St. Louis Republic
Exposition Ground
Col
Thompson
Julian
Scott's Emulsion Advertises Older Consumption Cure
An old fashioned remedy for consumption advocated eating salt pork, now promoted is a refined fat, Scott's Emulsion, claimed to aid digestion and lungs. The ad notes cod liver oil with hypophosphites, promises a free sample, and lists Lawne Chemists in New York as suppliers.
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Scott
Exposition Move Receives Sincere Sympathy Support
H A Davis of Brookside writes on January 13 hoping the Exposition management will receive sympathy and aid for the move.
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H. A. Davis
Brookside
Jan
Rheumatism Relief Ad Highlights Sarsaparilla Claims
An old advertisement praises Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills for rheumatic joint inflammation including fingers toes and arms. It claims the medicine removes the cause of rheumatism with internal use only and cites personal testimonials from Miss Apa Dorr of Sidney Iowa and a father noting long term arthritis improved by the product.
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Hoovl
Apa Dorr
Sidney
Iowa
Hood
School Board Notes and Local Appointments in County
The Board of Education met in regular session with all members present. Money was apportioned to districts and a lengthy report was made to the State Board of Education for aid to weak districts. State funds totaling about $800 have come, with February’s share of the last $100,000 apportionment to follow, delaying teacher voucher payments. Local schools show attendance gains and improvements are hoped in buildings and grounds. Also notes include Rev L C Wilson conducting meetings, Baker's Gap visitor Sherman Farthing, Mountain City and Durham trip updates, and students entering Watauga Academy and Willowdale. Wedding bells are expected soon as couples may wed.
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Board of Education
State Board of Education
B. B. Dougherty
L. C. Wilson
Homme Mission
Ashe County
Sherman Farthing
Baker's Gap
Tenn
Beaver Dams
Master Hill
Farthing
Mountain City
Raleigh caucus deadlock in Senate nomination looms
Democratic caucus reports from Raleigh show no U.S. Senator nominee yet and a likely deadlock among Oversnan Watson Carr and other backed candidates. Separately Battle Creek Seven Day Adventists publishing house burned, causing about $300,000 in losses.
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Raleigh
Oversnan
Watson Carr
Seven -Day Adventists
Battle Creek
Michigan
Legal names fragment shows attorneys involved
The readable portion lists L. H. Micnam, Com. V. A Linnpy, and Atty. as part of a legal notice or caption, indicating representation or involvement by these individuals in a case or filing.
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L. H. Micnam
Com
V. A. Linnpy
Atty
Surveyor Thomas Critcher Maps Home Lands
Thomas L. Critcher specializes in surveying and mapping home mineral and timber lands. He surveys roads and terra cing ditches.
Notice of Public Auction of Property in Watauga County
Albert R. Shattuck trustee will sell at Boone court house door on February 2, 1903 between 10 am and 3 pm, 443 acres across three tracts in Meat Camp, Bald Mountain, and related lands, to satisfy a $1,300 debt secured by a trust deed from Jane Miller and Edmund B. Miller to the British and American Mortgage Company Limited. Tracts detail metes and bounds and prior deeds are referenced in public records.
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Sup. Court of
Watanga
Boone
Meat Camp Creek
Meat Camp Township
J. C. Profit
G. Moretz
Thos. Davis
Jane Miller
Edmund B. Miller
Albert R. Shattuck
Watauga County
State
N.C
Jane Milky
British and American Mortgage Company, Limited
North Carolina
C. Moretz
Mrs Hauck
Bahl Mountain Township
J. W. Finley
William Norris
J. B. Miller
J. W. Henry Steele
E. B. Miller
Joseph Holman
Bald Mountain
Ship
E. §. Miller
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Watauga Damozrat
Robert C. Rivers
Taursday
House
Samuel L. Gattie
Orange
F. D. Hackett
Wilkes
F. B. Arendell
Wake
Jos. H. Fonville
Duplin
John H. Carr
Caswell
Blackburn
John Wilson
HA Davis
J F Salmons
DL Wellborn
J J Must
Ad Profit
TM Cook
Eller
Romirger
J J Glenn
WL Hendrix
L L Lawrance
D N Trivett
J P Wilson
Roe Cook
Jw Farthing
Leon I'N
Seiya Boile
Scort
LAWNE
Pearl St
N.Y. Soc
Veterans
the Board of Education
Hattie
Mesars J. E
W.S. Farthing
Durham
State Baptist Convention
Amelia Robbins
Sands
Thos. Farthing
Mersis
Arthur Wilson
Will Farthing
Watauga Academy
Naomi Perry
Willowdale
Castor
Thomas L. Critcher
Deerfield, N. C
Warnier Compass
London-Steffel Hardware Company
Stovls
Ganly Blting
London
Stofyel Hardware CO
Mountain City, Tenn
H.C. Miller
Merry Christmas
Ennecen O
Hamilton Brown
Blowing Rock
Hall & Jones. P.S
State Normal and Industral College
Charles D. McIver
Gazensnono
A. A
G.w.raby
Blowing Rock, N. C
G. W. Raby
Merchant and Trader's Bank
Tennessee
J. Wan Wricut
W. P. Duncan
Ie Presient
Ramso
McDade
Res’t
Rae J. Waurer Wricut
Raw- Bo
E. E. Hunter
J.G. Burger
J. N. Winks
K. E. Doxnenny
Dr. J.C. Burger
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